There is no doubt that family businesses contribute significantly to the economic growth of any society today. In the United States‚ around 80% of all businesses are family-owned‚ generating 50% of the country’s annual GDP (Lank‚ 2000). Similarly‚ family businesses constitute as much as 70% of all UK businesses employing 50% of the country’s workforce (Institute for Small Business Affairs‚ 1999). However‚ not all family businesses are large; the majority of them are small and medium sized. This paper
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Green marketing has been an important academic research topic since it came about (Coddington‚ 1993; Fuller‚ 1999; Ottman‚ 1994). Attention was drawn to the subject in the late 1970’s when the American Marketing Association organized the first ever workshop on ‘Ecological Marketing’ in 1975 which resulted in the first book on the subject‚ entitled‚ ‘Ecological Marketing’ by Henion and Kinnear in 1976. The first definition of ‘green marketing’ was according to Henion (1976); “the implementation
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MATERIALS 1 10Hz 395 Ohm Oyo-Geospace Geophone (seismic energy sensor) 1 Metal Ground Strike Plate (seismic energy source earth coupling mechanism) 1 Heavy Piece of Metal (seismic energy source) 1 Analog Voltmeter (for measuring sensed seismic signal amplitudes) 1 Amplifier DC Offset Circuit (for amplifying seismic signals sensed by geophone) -1 experimental socket board -6 volt lantern battery -47k Ohm resistor -2.2k Ohm resistor - ICL 7660 integrated circuit - IC 741
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What is second-hand smoke? Second-hand smoke (also called passive smoke or environmental tobacco smoke) is the combination of smoke from a burning cigarette and smoke exhaled by a smoker. The smoke that burns off the end of a cigarette or cigar actually contains more harmful substances than the smoke inhaled by the smoker. This means that people who don’t smoke but are regularly around those who smoke are exposed to the health risks of cigarette smoking. How does second-hand smoke affect non-smokers
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CAN WE EVER REMOVE CORRUPTION? Corruption: This word corruption is something disreputable which we always come across in our day to day life whether it reveals in politics or is seen in our regular jobs.Corruption exists in almost all the countries of the world. The rich and powerful people are the real beneficiaries of corruption and they are never part of movement to eradicate the corruption. All of them need to be made center of attraction before the society and media for their act of corruption
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How can GMO scare us Seohyeong Pyo Lake Michigan College Did you know more than 70 percent of foods in American restaurants and supermarkets contain genetically modified organisms? You already know that there is a huge difference between food and health. Food is good if it offers diverse‚ tasty‚ gourmet‚ and nutrient-rich.Health is state of being free from illness or injury. First of all‚ eating infected a gene from another creatures‚ GMO (Genetically Modified Organism)‚ which is
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to Babbel Magazine‚ Spanish is now the world’s most spoken language after Chinese. American children feel like they do not need to speak another language fluently because everyone speaks English. Unfortunately‚ this is not true anymore. Speaking a second language fluently is a really good quality in today’s world. Spanish is becoming more and more popular all over the world and knowing Spanish would open whole continents to them. It would expand their culture and their knowledge. It means they would
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McCormick Lakshmi is a thirteen year old girl who lives a life different from most thirteen year old kids with her siblings and her stepfather in a village in the Himalayan mountains. Lakshmi stepfather sells and sends her away with a stranger to become a maid for 10‚000 rupees. “She says full payment is due‚ as well as 50 rupees extra for interest”.(36) She is basically saying she wants the full amount that she is worth. The value of human life is worth more than just a dollar amount. While there are
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Benefits of Learning a Second Language Nowadays‚ more and more people choose to learn a second language. The reason why many people are learning a second language is that there are many benefits to study a second language. In short‚ learning a second language has many advantages‚ like getting a good job‚ learning the culture of other countries and keeping good health. In fact‚ learning a second language is more likely to get a good job than others. First of all‚ as the economy becomes more and
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intercultural interaction‚ marketers should use common languages in their communication process and avoid using slangs (Nordquist‚n.d) In order to cut through noise‚ advertisers can adopt a range of strategies. A critical and one of the most important strategies in breaking through the noise and delivering the right message to the right customer is through consistency. No matter what marketing channel advertisers adopt‚ it is vital that advertisers provide customers with organised‚ relevant and consistent
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